²⁶ So the servant^{[a] (A)}fell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ ²⁷ And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and ^(B)forgave him the debt. ²⁸ But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred ^(C)denarii,^[b] and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’